I have a student who lives south of town on a farm. Today he asked me to come visit his farm and go on a a safari. He said, "You can pay a company to go on a safari but it is not the real thing. If you come to my farm it will be the real thing."
He went on, "My family will feed you a feast you have never had before." I have no doubt.
He continued: "We will spend three days out on the desert. It's amazing." Again, I have no doubt!
I told him, "I would love to come... but I would rather do it sometime when you are not one of my students." He tried to assure me that he's had other faculty come to his place.
This is something I hope I can do. I won't do it until, 1. He's no longer a student of mine, and 2. I have clearance from those above me.
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As I was telling this story to Ann I added, "But I've never gone camping in America... Three days in the desert?"
It's a sandbox, dude, with no water and no hopes of anyone finding your carcass. If you're not willing to camp at Palisades, don't go wandering through the desert.
ReplyDeleteAm I supposed to be the deciding vote here? LOL
ReplyDeleteUm, I'm a city girl myself - and I would be reluctant. If you do end up going - I would make sure to talk to several people first and know what provisions to bring and how to prepare.
Aren't you a risk-taker? Didn't you tell me your life insurance went up because of parachuting?
But as for me - I probably wouldn't because again, I'm a city girl.